"Pueraria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE a common weed of the southeast US. There has been folk use for alcoholism and liver protection. It contains puerarin, kakkalide, daidzein (isoflavonoids), and kudzusaponins (oleanene-type triterpene glycosides).
| Descriptor ID |
D029908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.714
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| Concept/Terms |
Pueraria montana- Pueraria montana
- Pueraria montanas
- montana, Pueraria
- Pachyrhizus thunbergianus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pueraria" by people in Profiles.
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Puerarin Reduces Blood Pressure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Targeting eNOS. Am J Chin Med. 2019; 47(1):19-38.
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Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Isoorientin Isolated from Tubers of Pueraria tuberosa. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017; 2017:5498054.